Cafe Roma

12166 Darnestown Rd, Gaithersburg
(301) 977-4600

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Fettuccine Alfredo with Chicken
Fried Calamari with Linguine
Spaghetti with Marinara
Veal Scaloppini Marsala
Spaghetti Carbonara
Spaghetti Bolognese
Capellini Pomodoro
Chicken Parmigiana
Eggplant Parmesan
Homemade Tiramisu

Menu

Cold Antipasti
House Salad
Combination of iceberg lettuce, carrots, radishes, onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, served with Italian dressing.
Caesar Salad
Romaine lettuce served with our homemade Caesar dressing and crouton.
Antipasto Misto
Combination of iceberg lettuce, tuna, prosciutto ham, salami, feta cheese, red onions, Kalamata olives, carrots, cucumbers, red peppers and pepperoncini.
Café Roma Antipasto
Prosciutto di Parma, Cerignola olives, Sicilian olives, shaved parmesan cheese & roasted peppers.
Insalata La Toscanella
Mixed mesclun salad, fresh mozzarella, roasted red peppers, cherry tomatoes, kalamata olives, served with Italian dressing or balsamic vinaigrette.
Billy Salad
Romaine lettuce, feta cheese, green peppers, onions, Kalamata olives, carrots, cucumbers, fresh mozzarella & tomato. Served with Italian dressing
Fresh Mozzarella and Tomato
Served with olive oil and fresh basil.
Marinated Red Peppers
Served with olive oil and garlic.

Hot Antipasti
Clams Casino
Baked, stuffed clams with bacon.
Fried Calamari
Served with marinara sauce.
Crab Bisque
A rich and creamy crab bisque.
Gamberi Aglio Olio
Jumbo shrimp sautéed in a garlic-butter and white wine sauce.
Asparagus Parmigiana
Sautéed asparagus topped with parmesan cheese.
Minestrone Soup
Chicken stock with vegetables.
Stuffed Mushrooms
Mushrooms stuffed with crab meat.
Fagioli Bianchi
White cannellini beans sautéed with onions and herbs.
Fried Mozzarella Sticks
Served with marinara sauce.
Fried Zucchini
Served with marinara sauce.

Pasta
Eggplant Parmigiana Pasta
Breaded eggplant topped mozzarella cheese and marinara sauce.
Meat Lasagna Pasta
Layers of pasta with ground veal, ricotta cheese, and tomato sauce.
Vegetable Lasagna Pasta
Layers of pasta with vegetables, ricotta cheese and tomato sauce.
Spinach Raviolis Pasta
Raviolis stuffed with ricotta cheese and spinach topped with marinara sauce.
Lobster Raviolis Pasta
Raviolis stuffed with lobster meat in a lobster cream sauce.
Fettuccini Alfredo Pasta
Add chicken, shrimp for an additional charge.
Agnolotti Pasta
Pasta stuffed with prosciutto ham, salami, spinach, and mozzarella cheese. Served with Alfredo sauce.
Baked Ziti Pasta
Ziti baked with ricotta cheese and marinara sauce.
Tortellini Pasta
Ring-shaped pasta stuffed with ricotta cheese in a rose or marinara sauce.
Fettuccine Al Pesto Pasta
Fettuccini served with pesto sauce and a touch of cream.
Fusilli Quattro Formaggi Pasta
Fusilli pasta with 4 cheeses in a rose sauce.
Cannelloni Primo Amore Pasta
Pasta shell stuffed with ground veal served with a béchamel and a touch of tomato sauce.
Spinach Manicotti Pasta
Served in Alfredo or marinara sauce.
Cheese Ravioli Pasta
Served in marinara sauce.
Gnocchi Pasta
Served in pesto or marinara sauce.

Spaghetti
Spaghetti Pasta with Marinara
Our homemade marinara sauce over spaghetti.
Spaghetti Pasta with Aglio Olio
Spaghetti sautéed with olive oil and garlic.
Capellini Pomodoro Pasta
Capellini pasta sautéed with olive oil, garlic and fresh diced tomatoes.
Spaghetti Pasta Bolognese
Rich homemade meat sauce over spaghetti.
Spaghetti Pasta with Homemade Meatballs
Our homemade veal meatballs over spaghetti with marinara sauce.
Spaghetti Carbonara Pasta
Spaghetti sautéed with chopped onions, pancetta, egg and parmesan cheese.

Fish and Seafood
Shrimp Parmigiana
Breaded shrimp topped with mozzarella cheese and marinara sauce.
Shrimp Marinara
Shrimp sautéed with marinara over linguine.
Shrimp Scampi
Sautéed shrimp with garlic, butter, fresh tomatoes, and basil Served with linguine.
Shrimp Doratti
Breaded shrimp sautéed in a lemon-butter sauce.
Shrimp and Scallops Alla Panna
Shrimp and scallops sautéed with mushrooms in a cream sauce over linguine.
Shrimp and Scallops Fra Diavola
Served in a spicy red sauce over linguine.
Fried Calamari with Linguine
Served with red sauce.
Sautéed Calamari with Linguine
Served with red sauce over linguine with red sauce.
Mussels with Linguine
Served with red or white sauce,
Clams with Linguine
Whole clams served with red or white sauce.
Chopped Clams with Linguine
Served with red or white sauce.
Linguine Mala Femmina
Fresh clams, crab meat, and Kalamata olives over linguine with red sauce.
Grilled Salmon
Salmon fillet topped with a lemon-butter sauce served with linguine and vegetables.
Seafood Platter
Combination of clams, mussels, calamari, scallops and shrimp over linguine with red or white sauce.
Fettuccini Pescatore
Combination of scallops, shrimp, and fresh chopped tomatoes in light cream sauce.

Meats
Chicken Saltimbocca
Sautéed chicken with prosciutto in a white wine mushroom sauce.
Chicken Parmigiana
Breaded chicken cutlet, topped with mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce.
Chicken Romano
Grilled chicken cutlet topped with mozzarella cheese, and mushrooms in a creamy mushroom sauce.
Chicken Marsala
Sautéed with mushrooms in a marsala wine sauce.
Chicken Doratti
Sautéed in a lemon-butter sauce.
Chicken Cacciatore
Bone in chicken breast, cooked with mushrooms, onions, green peppers and tomato sauce.
Sautéed Chicken Liver
Served with mushrooms and onions.
Pork Chops
Grilled pork chops, seasoned with salt and pepper.
Veal Saltimbocca
Sautéed veal with prosciutto in a white wine mushroom sauce.
Veal Parmigiana
Breaded veal cutlet, topped with mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce.
Veal Piccata
Sautéed in a lemon-butter sauce with capers.
Veal Frances
Sautéed in a lemon-butter sauce.
Veal Scaloppini Marsala
Sautéed with mushrooms in a marsala wine sauce.
Sausage with Eggplant
Spicy Italian sausage and eggplant Parmigiana with marinara sauce.
Sausage with Peppers and Onions
Sliced Italian sausage sautéed with onions, green peppers and penne pasta.
Sausage with Spaghetti Pasta
Spicy Italian sausage with tomato sauce.

Pizza
Everything Traditional Thin Crust Pizza
Cheese and Tomato Traditional Thin Crust Pizza
White Pizza With Fontina Cheese

Desserts
Homemade Tiramisu
Cannoli
Flan
Creme caramel.
Chocolate Mousse Cake
Lemon Flute
Tartuffo
Spumoni
Mango Sorbet
Orange Sorbet
Vanilla Gelato
Chocolate Gelato
Hazelnut Gelato
Coffee Gelato
Pistacchio Gelato
Biscotti Gelato

Beverages
Coke
Diet Coke
Ginger Ale
Sprite
Club Soda
Shirley Temple
Lemonade
Arnold Palmer
Cranberry Juice
Orange Juice
Apple Juice
Unsweetened Iced Tea
Hot Coffee
San Pellegrino

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Recent Reviews

First time dining here. I didn't eat the bread, but my daughter had two pieces. It looked like nothing special, like Wonder bread truthfully. Butter was in those little hard to open tiny square packages - a ramekin of softened butter would have been much nicer.
Service was extremely attentive. Best thing about eating there.
Caesar salad at $10 was extremely average.
My pasta dish, penne with chopped clams, was just ok. Should have been enough...
November 2025
Chicken in chicken parmigiana was overcooked, burnt around the edges, and tough to cut. Small white pizza was not nearly as good as at this restaurant's sister restaurant. The eggplant parmigiana was good. It would be nice if the grated parmigiana cheese was on the table instead of having to ask the server for it. The small amount of butter provided in little sealed containers could not be eaten. It was still very hard even after eating the entire meal. Do they store it in...
August 2025
Ordered carry out, they put my food in a nasty wine box. Kind of gross. 🤮
Food was average nothing special at all.
Staff was very friendly
Was not impressed at all
August 2025

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Cafe Roma

12166 Darnestown Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
(301) 977-4600